Demet Cabbar

Demet Cabbar – Washington,DCFor people who spent their childhood in Turkey during the 80s, such as me, phrase “smuggled tea” are magic words. Although we didn’t have the answers to such questions as “where was this smuggled from, why was it smuggled” or “how did it end up in our kitchen”, it was impossible not to realize

Demet Cabbar – Washington, D.C.We Turkish people tend to be harsh critics of ourselves when we are home. The moment we are away from our homeland, it all changes. We become the most patriotic and snobbish people of the world, yearning for “the air, water, sea, fish, music and most importantly the warmth of our people.”